And Sioux has also said that it wouldn’t be too difficult for larger toy companies to produce similar dolls.

‘If this helps to show the big brands that diversity is important in play, then I’m happy to do be doing what I do,’ she said.

‘In one quick decision a big manufacturer could cancel the next handbag and stiletto pack and replace it with a leg brace, a plaster cast, a tracheal tube, a dialysis machine, crutches or a wheelchair.’